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PAY

Sector pay deals agreed

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

Unions have struck a deal with employers on pay increases for chief executives and the wider workforce for 2024-25.

Sheffield equal pay review after union concerns

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2024

Every job at Sheffield City Council will face evaluation after unions raised concerns over equal ...

PAY

Strike action threat after pay offer imposition

By William Eichler | 27 September 2024

Trade union Unison has threatened strike action after local authority leaders in Scotland decided...

FINANCE

Waiting continues for multi-year settlement despite 'collapse' warnings

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

Local government expects another one-year finance settlement despite warnings that failing to add...

PAY

Union threatens to extend strike ballot

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2024

Unison is threatening to extend its strike ballot to all of its council members in Scotland as pa...

UNIONS

Social care wage rise call

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2024

Unions have called for wages to rise in social care to resolve the ‘recruitment crisis’.

FINANCE

£4bn shortfall leaves councils facing 'financial disaster'

By William Eichler | 09 September 2024

Failure to address an estimated £4bn black hole in the finances of councils across England, Scotl...

PENSIONS

Pension delays after computer system introduction

By Ellie Ames | 02 September 2024

Former council workers in the West Midlands are waiting months to receive their pensions after re...

PAY

Unite members to be balloted over industrial action

By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024

Strikes could begin later this autumn if workers vote for industrial action in ballots launched a...

SCOTLAND

Scottish Government asks councils to divert funds to cover pay deal

By Emily Twinch | 27 August 2024

The Scottish Government has asked councils to divert funds from a Nature Restoration Fund to help...

UNIONS

Strikes loom for councils

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024

Several local authorities are set for industrial action later this month in an escalation of disp...

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